I've written a sketch that uses loadStrings() to load .txts into strings, then I'm filling an array of integers with the converted strings.

I'm also using saveStrings() (doing everything in reverse) to save the data.

The sketch is basically a map making kind of thing (for a game).

When I run it through Processing it works perfectly, but when I export it, the .jar doesn't work correctly. (all it does is draw the first rectangle).

here's some of the code:

PImage[] animatedTiles = new PImage[33];
PImage[] floorTiles = new PImage[86];
PImage[] unpassableTiles = new PImage[108];
PImage[] trees = new PImage[29];
PImage[] houses = new PImage[51];
String[] instanceString = new String[80];
String[] typeString = new String[80];
int[] instanceInt = new int[80];
int[] typeInt = new int[80];
int[] cellPos = new int[80];
Tile[] tile = new Tile[80];

int mouseInstance;
int mouseType;
int time;

PFont font;

void setup(){
size(480,432);
font = loadFont("text-48.vlw");
textFont(font,36);
String[] instanceString = loadStrings("data/instance.txt");
String[] typeString = loadStrings("data/type.txt");
for(int i=0; i<80;i++){
cellPos[i] = i;
instanceInt[i] = int(instanceString[i]);
typeInt[i] = int(typeString[i]);
tile[i] = new Tile(cellPos[i],instanceInt[i],typeInt[i]);
}
frameRate(25);
loadTiles();
}

void draw(){
background(225);
rect(0,0,320,256);
text("rect",320,0);
for(int i=0;i<80;i++){
tile[i].draw();
}
text("loaded",0,0);
editorGrid();
drawMouse();
time++;
}

void loadTiles(){
for(int i=0;i<animatedTiles.length;i++){
animatedTiles[i] = loadImage("animatedTiles/"+i+".png");
}
for(int i=0;i<floorTiles.length;i++){
floorTiles[i] = loadImage("floorTiles/"+i+".png");
}
for(int i=0;i<unpassableTiles.length;i++){
unpassableTiles[i] = loadImage("unpassableTiles/"+i+".png");
}
for(int i=0;i<trees.length;i++){
trees[i] = loadImage("trees/"+i+".png");
}
for(int i=0;i<houses.length;i++){
houses[i] = loadImage("houses/"+i+".png");
}

}

What can I do to get it to work outside of processing? Thanks for the help (If you need more of the code to help me, just tell me).

so first things first: for what ever reason, loadStrings("instance.txt");
and
saveStrings("instance.txt", instanceString);
saves into the sketch folder by and not a data folder, do if I put a data/ it saves it into the data folder. I've checked it a few times.

I've exported as an applet and as an application. Neither work.

I have tried saving and loading the files from different locations. When I change the location to something outside the processing folder, it will load from the specified location. When it savesString, it makes a new folder inside the sketch's folder that has the same name as the folder I've loaded the Strings from.
So it seems it does not want to save outside the sketch folder.

Changing where it saves and loads doesn't seem to fix the application. It does however draw the firs tile now, but does nothing else correctly.

I worked out how to get it to work on my computer.
which is: /Users/Jesse/Documents/Processing/mapEditor/application.macosx/instance.txt

but obviously this doesn't work once I move the folder or if someone else tries to use the application.

is there a way for me to get the application to change where it looks if the folder has been moved?

Now it works except for one thing. When I press up 3 times it stops working how it should. Normally the tile you have selected follow the mouse. Right now it when you press up the third time the tile stops where your mouse was. You can't get control of the tile again.
This problem does not show up when running it through Processing, only through the application. Here all of the code:

Code:

/*
Map Editor - by Jesse LloydDominik
*/

PImage[] animatedTiles = new PImage[33];
PImage[] floorTiles = new PImage[86];
PImage[] unpassableTiles = new PImage[108];
PImage[] trees = new PImage[29];
PImage[] houses = new PImage[51];
String[] instanceString = new String[80];
String[] typeString = new String[80];
int[] instanceInt = new int[80];
int[] typeInt = new int[80];
int[] cellPos = new int[80];
Tile[] tile = new Tile[80];

int mouseInstance;
int mouseType;
int time;

PFont font;

void setup(){
 size(480,432);
 font = loadFont("text-48.vlw");
 textFont(font,36);
 String[] instanceString = loadStrings("inProgress/instance.txt");
 String[] typeString = loadStrings("inProgress/type.txt");
 for(int i=0; i<80;i++){
 cellPos[i] = i;
 instanceInt[i] = int(instanceString[i]);
 typeInt[i] = int(typeString[i]);
 tile[i] = new Tile(cellPos[i],instanceInt[i],typeInt[i]);
 }
 frameRate(25); 
 loadTiles();
}

void draw(){
background(225);
rect(0,0,320,256);
text("rect",320,0);
for(int i=0;i<80;i++){
tile[i].draw();
}
text("loaded",0,0);
editorGrid();
drawMouse();
time++;
}



void editorGrid(){
fill(255);
 rect(0,height-64,64,64);
 rect(96,height-64,64,64);
 rect(96+96,height-64,64,64);
 fill(0);
 textFont(font,20);
 text("Load",6,height-36,64,64);
 text("Save",6+96,height-36,64,64);
 textFont(font,18);
 text("Final",4+96+96,height-36,64,64); 
for(int i = 0; i<320; i+=32){
  for(int j = 0; j<256; j+=4){
    point(i,j);
  }
}
for(int i = 0; i<256; i+=32){
  for(int j = 0; j<320; j+=4){ 
point(j,i);
  }
  }  
}

void keyPressed(){
 if(key==CODED){
  if (keyCode == UP && mouseType<4){
    if (mouseType==0){mouseInstance=0;}
    if (mouseType==1 && mouseInstance>unpassableTiles.length-1){mouseInstance=0;}
    if (mouseType==2 && mouseInstance>trees.length-1){mouseInstance=0;}
    if (mouseType==3 && mouseInstance>houses.length-1){mouseInstance=0;}
    mouseType++;
  } 
  else if (keyCode==DOWN && mouseType>0){
    if (mouseType==1 && mouseInstance>floorTiles.length-1){mouseInstance=0;}
    if (mouseType==2){mouseInstance=0;}
    if (mouseType==3 && mouseInstance>unpassableTiles.length-1){mouseInstance=0;}
    if (mouseType==4 && mouseInstance>trees.length-1){mouseInstance=0;}
  mouseType--;
  }
  else if (keyCode==RIGHT && mouseType==0 && mouseInstance<floorTiles.length-1){
  mouseInstance++;
  }
    else if (keyCode==RIGHT && mouseType==1 && mouseInstance<animatedTiles.length-1){
  if (mouseInstance==0){
  mouseInstance=3;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==3){
  mouseInstance=6;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==6){
  mouseInstance=10;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==10){
  mouseInstance=14;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==14){
  mouseInstance=18;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==18){
  mouseInstance=21;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==21){
  mouseInstance=24;
  }
  else if(mouseInstance==24){
  mouseInstance=27;
  }
  else{
  mouseInstance=30;
  }
  }
    else if (keyCode==RIGHT && mouseType==2 && mouseInstance<unpassableTiles.length-1){
  mouseInstance++;
  }
    else if (keyCode==RIGHT && mouseType==3 && mouseInstance<trees.length-1){
  mouseInstance++;
  }
    else if (keyCode==RIGHT && mouseType==4 && mouseInstance<houses.length-1){
  mouseInstance++;
  }
  else if(keyCode==LEFT && mouseInstance>0){
  if (mouseType==1){
    if (mouseInstance==30){
  mouseInstance=27;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==27){
  mouseInstance=24;  
  }
  else if(mouseInstance==24){
  mouseInstance=21;
  }
  else if(mouseInstance==21){
  mouseInstance=18;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==18){
  mouseInstance=14;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==14){
  mouseInstance=10;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==10){
  mouseInstance=6;
  }
  else if (mouseInstance==6){
  mouseInstance=3;
  }
  else{
  mouseInstance=0;
  }
  }
  else{
    mouseInstance--;
  }
  }
}
}

void mousePressed(){
 edit();
  if (mouseX>96 && mouseX<96+64 && mouseY>height-64 && mouseY<height){ 
for(int i=0;i<80;i++){
 instanceString[i] = str(instanceInt[i]);
 typeString[i] = str(typeInt[i]);
}
 saveStrings("inProgress/instance.txt", instanceString);
 saveStrings("inProgress/type.txt", typeString);
 }
 
 if (mouseX>96+96 && mouseX<96+96+64 && mouseY>height-64 && mouseY<height){
 for(int i=0;i<80;i++){
 instanceString[i] = str(instanceInt[i]);
 typeString[i] = str(typeInt[i]);
}
 saveStrings("final/instance.txt", instanceString);
 saveStrings("final/type.txt", typeString);
 }  
 
 
 if (mouseX>0 && mouseX<64 && mouseY>height-64 && mouseY<height){
 String[] instanceString = loadStrings("inProgress/instance.txt");
 String[] typeString = loadStrings("inProgress/type.txt");
 for(int i=0; i<80;i++){
 instanceInt[i] = int(instanceString[i]);
 typeInt[i] = int(typeString[i]);
 tile[i].in = instanceInt[i];
 tile[i].t = typeInt[i];
 }
}
}



void drawMouse(){
  if (mouseType==0){
    image(floorTiles[mouseInstance],mouseX,mouseY,32,32);
  }
  else if (mouseType==1){
  image(animatedTiles[mouseInstance],mouseX,mouseY,32,32);
  }
  else if(mouseType==2){
    image(unpassableTiles[mouseInstance],mouseX,mouseY,32,32);
  }  
  else if(mouseType==3){
   image(trees[mouseInstance],mouseX,mouseY,32,32);
  }
  else if(mouseType==4){
    image(houses[mouseInstance],mouseX,mouseY,32,32);
  }
  else{
  image(floorTiles[mouseInstance],mouseX,mouseY,32,32);
  }
}
 

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